Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

Died: June 18, 2024 in Palo Alto, CA

High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 25, 1951 (Age 20-019d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1973 (Age 42-126d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1979. (Voted by BBWAA on 409/432 ballots)
View Willie Mays's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Willie Howard Mays

Nicknames: Say Hey Kid

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
24x All-Star
1954 World Series
12x Gold Glove
Batting Title
2x AS MVP
ML PoY
Clemente

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

156.2

10924

3293

660

.301

2068

RBI

1909

339

OBP

.384

SLG

.557

OPS

.940

OPS+

155

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-8 / in Starts: 26-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 144 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	87 (45-27-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 144 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	90 (47-28-14)

Most Driven In
W Lockman	5
Self	4
H Thompson	3
B Thomson	3
D Williams	2
B Elliott	1
A Dark	1
D Koslo	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
A Dark	4
D Mueller	3
W Westrum	2
H Wilhelm	1
B Rigney	1
W Lockman	0
C Diering	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	135	1	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.92	0.149	2.23	0.22%	0.48	CF
2	136	2	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.33	0.003	3.63	0.00%	0.26	CF
3	137	3	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	5	1.32	-0.057	3.46	-0.09%	0.32	CF
4	138	4	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-11	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.500	.868	5	.59	-0.032	1.42	-0.05%	0.47	CF
5	139	5	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.409	.713	5	.45	-0.048	.99	-0.06%	-0.85	CF
6	140	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.500	.833	5	.40	0.006	.94	0.01%	1.32	CF
7	141	7	Apr 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.448	.771	5	.59	-0.061	1.51	-0.09%	-0.74	CF
8	142	8	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,9-5	CG	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.267	.389	.433	.822	5	.80	0.024	2.11	0.04%	1.22	CF
9	143	9	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.390	.412	.802	5	1.14	-0.101	3.17	-0.17%	-0.95	CF
10	144	10	Apr 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.389	.789	5	1.57	-0.050	4.28	-0.08%	-0.18	CF
11	145	11	Apr 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.380	.366	.746	5	1.03	-0.013	2.89	-0.02%	-0.79	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	146	12	May 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.267	.400	.378	.778	5	.50	0.140	1.39	0.23%	2.66	CF
13	147	13	May 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.354	.754	5	.61	-0.004	1.82	-0.01%	0.16	CF
14	148	14	May 3	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.391	.346	.737	5	1.65	0.189	5.43	0.37%	0.57	CF
15	149	15	May 4	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.391	.327	.719	5	1.25	-0.043	5.19	-0.11%	-0.33	CF
16	150	16	May 5	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.370	.305	.675	5	.92	-0.091	3.87	-0.23%	-0.89	CF
17	151	17	May 6	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.351	.286	.636	5	.55	-0.056	2.17	-0.13%	-0.76	CF
18	152	18	May 7	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.346	.284	.629	7	1.10	-0.063	4.44	-0.15%	-0.52	CF
19	153	19	May 8	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.341	.282	.623	7						CF
20	154	20	May 10	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.333	.276	.610	7	1.06	-0.146	4.43	-0.37%	-1.35	CF
21	155	21	May 13	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.330	.313	.642	7	.34	0.091	1.68	0.27%	0.53	CF
22	156	22	May 14	NYG		CIN	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.327	.345	.672	7	.65	0.106	3.20	0.31%	0.67	CF
23	157	23	May 16 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.205	.314	.330	.643	7	1.89	-0.030	9.80	-0.09%	-0.99	CF
24	158	24	May 16 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	1	0	.217	.321	.337	.658	7						CF
25	159	25	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.229	.327	.365	.692	5	1.45	0.357	6.80	1.01%	3.63	CF
26	160	26	May 19	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.224	.333	.357	.690	5	.59	0.006	2.34	0.01%	-0.26	CF
27	161	27	May 21 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.225	.331	.353	.683	5	.75	-0.081	3.43	-0.22%	-0.70	CF
28	162	28	May 21 (2)	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.336	.371	.707	6	.81	0.073	3.61	0.20%	1.69	CF
29	163	29	May 22	NYG		STL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.341	.394	.736	6	.38	0.055	1.72	0.15%	0.60	CF
30	164	30	May 23	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.333	.384	.717	6	.80	0.007	3.67	0.02%	-0.26	CF
31	165	31	May 24	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.331	.379	.710	6	.68	0.016	3.09	0.04%	0.56	CF
32	166	32	May 26	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.324	.370	.693	5	.34	-0.026	2.28	-0.10%	-0.35	CF
33	167	33	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.336	.423	.758	6	.51	0.200	3.48	0.82%	1.84	CF
34	168	34	May 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.326	.409	.736	6	.49	-0.049	3.33	-0.20%	-0.70	CF
							26-8		144	127	17	30	2	4	4	23	16	1	16	1	0		4	2	4	1	.236	.326	.409	.736		.88	0.471	3.23	1.53%	6.39

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